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Cal-Wood is located on 1,200 acres of ponderosa pine and spruce/fir forest, at elevation 7,800 feet, surrounded by the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forest . Abundant wildlife includes deer, elk, mountain lion, black bear, bobcat, coyote, and countless species of birds and small mammals. Nestled in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, we are 15 miles northwest of downtown Boulder, just outside Jamestown, Colorado.
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Location
United States, Colorado, Jamestown
Phone
+1 303-449-0603
Mentions in press and media 10
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| Jul 14, 2025 | Boulder Prep focuses on hands-on learning in summer intensive classes | “The thing I appreciated most was how much time the students got to spend practicing welding,” Gillis said. “At the end of that week, two or three students were seriously interested in welding as a possible career. We want to expose student... |
| Dec 27, 2024 | Crime and Public Safety | Boulder County Commissioners approve $2.1M-plus in fuels mitigation awards | A total of eight grants were approved for funding this fall for wildfire mitigation organizations like the Boulder Watershed Collective, the Cal-wood Education Center, the Four Mile Fire Protection District, Kenosha Farms HOA, Superior, and... |
| Jul 13, 2024 | Education | Boulder Prep students taking experiential summer classes | “There’s a certain amount of learning to be imperfect,” she said. “You learn that you don’t need to make it the same as the person next to you. It’s self acceptance.” Boulder Prep student Finn Hilton preferred shaping the clay by hand to us... |
| Dec 1, 2023 | Local News | Cal-Wood Education Center sees growth, progress three years after fire | Located in the Jamestown foothills since 1982, the Cal-Wood Education Center is no stranger to fires. The impact of one fire in particular, however, is still being felt three years later. The Calwood Fire broke out on Oct. 17, 2020 and wasn... |
| Nov 18, 2023 | Opinion | Guest opinion: Rafael Salgado: Cal-Wood still recovering three years after wildfire | Just over three years ago, the Cal-Wood Fire burned more than 600 acres of Boulder County ponderosa pine forest, along with another 10,000 acres of the foothills north of Jamestown, damaging or destroying 26 homes. The devastation to the Bo... |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Local News | Cemex Lyons volunteers to plant 600 trees at Cal-Wood Education Center | As restoration and mitigation efforts continue in the wake of the 2020 Calwood Fire, the Cal-Wood Education Center is receiving a helping hand from the Cemex cement plant in Lyons. On Sunday, around 50 Cemex employees and their family membe... |
| Apr 2, 2022 | Business Business | Boulder County businesses receive $1.26 billion in federal Paycheck Protection Program loans | Cal-Wood Education Center, a Jamestown nonprofit group, saw its operating revenue disappear as school after school canceled when the pandemic hit in March 2020. Overnight field trips from Front Range schools, many in Boulder Valley, make up... |
| Sep 22, 2021 | Charred trees from Cal-Wood wildfire have been carved into bench masterpieces at Chautauqua | Last autumn, the Cal-Wood fire devastated Colorado — damaging a slew of homes and burning up over 10,000 acres. From left, artists Rick Dallago and Cindy Loya move Loya’s bench to the lawn at Chautauqua in Boulder on Sept. 9, 2021. The benc... |
| May 10, 2020 | Summer camps, if they open, moving to small groups, virtual options | Boulder’s Alicen Kandt said her initial plans for the summer for her 5 year old and 8 year old included camps, vacation and occasional help from grandparents. Now, she said, the camps she signed up for are “playing it by ear,” but most like... |
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FAQ about Cal-Wood Education Center
What has the press written about Cal-Wood Education Center?
Parsers VC has collected 10 articles mentioning Cal-Wood Education Center, among them “Boulder Prep focuses on hands-on learning in summer intensive classes” (Jul 14, 2025) and “Crime and Public Safety | Boulder County Commissioners approve $2.1M-plus in fuels mitigation awards” (Dec 27, 2024).
Is Cal-Wood Education Center still active?
Yes, Cal-Wood Education Center is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Sep 9, 2026.